9 New Korean Dramas in July 2018

Bye bye olds dramas, welcome new ones! The second half of 2018 is finally here (the 1st half was fast!), giving us a whole new batch of dramas that will continue to entertain—in a perfect or hilarious way—our ever-insatiable Kdrama fanboy/girl souls. Nine prime time dramas will be premiering (most of them under the romance-romcom genre) this July, surpassing the highest no. of premieres to date since January 2018. Here are some basic details about them to guide you in selecting which dramas to watch as they air.

Synopsis: A man from a prominent family quits his job and suddenly starts to work as a house helper who fixes career women’s messy homes and messy lives. Can he tidy up their lives in more ways than one?

2. Mr. Sunshine

Premiere Date: July 7, 2018

Network: tvN

Time Slot: Sat & Sun at 21:00 KST

Genre: Historical, Romance

Director: Lee Eung-book (Goblin, Descendants of the Sun)

Writer: Kim Eun-sook (Goblin, Descendants of the Sun)

Starring: Lee Byung-hun & Kim Tae-ri

Synopsis: A Korean-born US Marine Officer returns back to his homeland after leaving it as a child during a US expedition to Korea. He then falls in love with an aristocrat’s daughter and faces the challenge to save Korea from its enemies.

Synopsis: A man in his 30s has fallen into a slump in his career. A former college classmate helps him heal by eating together the food that he loved during his 20s. Then there’s this memory from when they were campus sweethearts that are relived.

Synopsis: A chief director who oversees the operations at a large hospital’s emergency center is confronted by a medical specialist at the emergency center. A power struggle ensues—who will win?

5. Risky Romance

Premiere Date: July 23, 2018*

Network: MBC

Time Slot: Mon & Tue at 22:00 KST

Genre: Medical, Romance

Director: Lee Chang-han (Crazy Romance, In Need of Romance)

Writer: Kim Nam-hee & Heo Seung-min

Starring: Ji Hyun-woo & Lee Si-young

Synopsis**: A neurosurgeon, who’s persistent in always winning, falls in love with an endocrinologist who is obsessed about hormones.

6. Thirty But Seventeen

Photo Credit: Asianwiki

Premiere Date: July 23, 2018*

Network: SBS

Time Slot: Mon & Tue at 22:00 KST

Genre: Romance

Director: Jo Soo-won (Pinocchio, I Can Hear Your Voice)

Writer: Jo Sung-hee (She Was Pretty, High School King of Savvy)

Starring: Yang Se-jong & Shin Hye-sun

Synopsis: A woman fell into a coma when she was 17. 13 years later, she wakes up with the mental age of a 17-year-old. She meets a man who suffered from the same trauma she experienced and they fall in love.

Synopsis: A judge suddenly disappears, then his ex-convict identical twin takes over his position and pretends to be him. What will happen after then?

9. My ID is Gangnam Beauty

Premiere Date: July 27, 2018

Network: JTBC

Time Slot: Fri & Sat at 23:00 KST

Genre: Romance

Director: Choi Sung-bum (Family, Two Outs in the Ninth Inning)

Writer: Choi Soo-young (Cunning Single Lady, Pure Love)

Starring: Lim Soo-hyang & Cha Eun-woo

Synopsis: A woman has had a new face thanks to plastic surgery. But a lot of people in college still bully her for her previous appearance—except for a guy who cares about what’s on the inside and likes her character.

*Actual premiere date has not yet been announced as of July 1, 2018. The series may premiere in August.

**More information for the synopsis is still lacking. This one is sourced from Asianwiki.

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